The Microsoft manoeuvre

Well... October is here, and the three big ones (Google/ Apple/ Microsoft) are rolling new devices, just in time for the holidays.
And while Apple and Google try to kip the lid on official announcements (But most of us already know what's in store...), Microsoft has been all out, revealing everything they've got months ago.
I wonder how it will play out, but the most obvious question for me, having moved in the past years from Microsoft environment (Developing enterprise applications and servers using C++) to Apple and open source environment (Developing web applications, web services and mobile apps), is: What would make me move back to Microsoft environment.

And, seriously, right now - The only answer is 'opportunity'. The fact that not too many people are going to make the switch back, and if you're the first one posting a product to a platform that will reach tens of millions of users (And it will), then there's money in it.

I'm going to see Steve Balmer speak at think next. It will be interesting to see how this evolves.

If a tree falls...

In the forest, and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound?
If an independent developer publishes an app in the play store, and no one knows about it, will anyone download it?
Apparently, no.
And not only that, but when you search the app by exact name (No parenthesis), it would still appear 10th in search results.
This one's only regarding the play store, as the iTunes works differently.

Why is that? Could it be that Google promotes whoever pays them? I'll try to find out in the coming weeks. 
The first step would be publishing a link to the app from this blog. (And if you want to teach your kid English letters, you should try this... It's free.)

Let's see how it does soon.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myartichoke.youngletters